WALTON, Izaak; COTTON, Charles (NICOLAS, Harris) [INSKIPP; STOTHARD]The Complete Angler; or the Contemplative Man&#39;s Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers Fish-Ponds Fish and Fishing written by Izaak Walton; and Instructions How to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a clear Stream by Charles Cotton; with an Original Memoirs and Notes by Sir Harris Nicolas London: William Pickering, 1836.. London: William Pickering, 1836., 1836. First Nicolas Edition; First Pickering Edition. 2 volumes; 4to. Superb in contemporary full green morocco by Hayday with raised bands, gilt titles and gilt lines to spines, elaborate gilt border to boards with corner pieces, gilt stamped rural scene to centre of uppers; all edges gilt. Generously and finely illustrated with copper engraved portraits of Walton and Cotton, Fishes painted from nature by James Inskipp, and fishing scenes by Thomas Stothard. Very occasional foxing, mostly marginal, sometimes to plates or pages adjoining plates. The text is from the 5th Edition, published in 1676, the last to be revised by Walton himself, with the variations of the four previous editions at the foot of each page. "...An ornament to the angler&#39;s library ..." (Westwood Chronicle). An attractive set of this superb production.

Richardson, Charles.A new dictionary of the English language William Pickering 1836-37, London - "First edition, 2 volumes, 4to, pp. [4], 1183, [1]; [4], 1185-2222, [1]; contemporary and probably original full calf, double gilt-ruled borders, gilt-decorated spine in 5 compartments, black gilt-lettered morocco spine labels (partially perished); rebacked, original spines laid down; boards a bit scratched, hinges reinforced, else very good and sound. Contemporary armorial bookplate of Nathaniel Ellison on front pastedowns. The most substantial lexicographical undertaking in England between Johnson and the O.E.D. "Richardson was an ardent philologist of the school of Horne Tooke His principle was to arrive at the original and proper meaning which was inherent in a word from its etymology" (see DNB)." [Attributes: First Edition]

HOLDEN, Horace (1810-?)A narrative of the shipwreck, captivity and sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute : who were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's Island Russell, Shattuck, and Co., Boston 1836 - First Edition. Small, slim 8vo: xii,13-133,[1]pp, with wood-engraved frontispiece of tattooing and full-page wood-engraved plate of native canoes approaching the British barque Britannia following p. 114. Original, elaborately embossed brown cloth, upper cover lettered in gilt. End papers spotted, else an excellent, unsophisticated copy. Sabin 32473. Hill 818. Taylor, p. 548. The Mentor sailed from New Bedford under Captain Edward Barnard in 1831. "Holden, a farm boy from New Hampshire, was aboard the whaleship when it was wrecked. Only half the crew survived; they were ultimately captured by natives, who tattooed, starved, and mistreated their prisoners. Holden and his friend Nute were rescued in 1834 by the British barque Britannia . . . This work includes a 'Vocabulary of the language of Lord North's Island' . . . ." (Hill) Melville's account of tattooing in Typee is apparently derived from this account. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable polypropylene sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

[Leggett, William (editor)]:THE PLAINDEALER New York: Printed for the Proprietors by William Van Norden, 3 December 1836 through 30 September 1837.. New York: Printed for the Proprietors by William Van Norden, 3 December 1836 through 30 September 1837.. Whole numbers one through forty-four (all published). Small folio. Contemporary calf and marbled boards, very neatly rebacked to style, with the original backstrip laid down. Some occasional foxing or very minor spotting, but an unusually nice run, very good or better. A complete run of Leggett&#39;s liberal weekly, a short-lived endeavor he undertook after leaving his editorial post with Bryant at the New York EVENING POST. Drawing upon his previous experience as theatre and literary critic, THE PLAINDEALER dedicates as much space to reviews (often extended) and criticism as it does to his pronounced political views. The final number, for example, includes 5 1/2 pages (double column) turned over to a consideration of, and ample selections from, the 4th part of THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB which had appeared recently from Carey, Lea & Blanchard. Leggett was an unflinching advocate of freedom of political debate, an abolitionist, and an advocate of laissez- faire. He was prominently identified as a leader of the Loco-Focos faction of city Democrats.

BroadsideA Law in Addition to a Law, Entitled "Of the Public Market Houses.". 1836 - 1836 Broadside of Laws Regulating Albany's Public Markets [Broadside]. [Albany, New York]. A Law in Addition to a Law, Entitled "Of the Public Market Houses." Passed February 1, 1836. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of Albany, in Common Council Convened, do Ordain as Follows:. Erastus Corning, Mayor. Albany: Printed by E. B. Child, No. 6 South Pearl-Street, 1836. 17-1/2" x 12-3/4" broadside, mounted and matted, text printed inside wide decorative typographical border. Toning, faint vertical and horizontal fold lines. A few expert repairs, with no loss to text, and minor fading to text in five lines. * An unrecorded broadside in eleven sections outlining regulations concerning the handling of meat, poultry and other food in Centre Market in Albany, New York. This was one of three public markets established in 1836; the others were the North Market and South Market. The laws address hours of operation, allocation of stalls, licensing, costs of permits and the salary of the market's superintendent. Section ten repeals previous laws, and section eleven decrees that this law will take effect on 8 February. The printer of this broadside was located near the market on the corner of South Pearl and State Street.

(WELLESLEY, Richard Colley, Marquess) MARTIN, Montgomery (ed.)The Despatches, Minutes, and Correspondence of the Marquess Wellesley, London: John Murray, , 1836-7. London: John Murray, , 1836-7. during his Administration of India. 5 volumes octavo (215 × 133 mm). Neat contemporary half calf, marbled boards, black morocco label, volume numbers direct to spine, flat bands, linked circle roll gilt, bands enclosed between triple rules, one gilt, two blind, foliate roll to the spine and corner edges, edges sprinkled tan, terracotta endpapers. Engraved portrait frontispiece with facsimile signature, to volume I, 4 folding maps in all, all but one with colour. Just a little rubbed at the extremities, some light browning, but overall a very good set. First editions. "The most brilliant part of Wellesley&#39;s career was unquestionably his government of India. He must be regarded as one of the three men who consolidated the empire of which Clive laid the foundation. In many respects he resembled Dalhousie more than Hastings; but the difficulties which he was called upon to encounter were greater than those which confronted Dalhousie &#133; As a member of a constitutional government such as that of Great Britain he was somewhat out of place owing to his autocratic habits and the contempt which he felt, and did not attempt to conceal, for the failings of his less able colleagues. Mackintosh called him &#39;a sultanized Englishman&#39;" (DNB).